Fang Ruotang easily snatched two more Marrow Cleansing Pills, one in each hand, and stuffed them directly into the mouths of Fang Shutang and Xie Jinyan.
"Brother-in-law, please do your best to protect my sister."
"Sister, you should do the same, otherwise you'll have to see your brother-in-law torn to pieces and riddled with monsters."
Fang Shutang and Xie Jinyan: "..."
Thank you, but there's no need to be so specific.
"I'm leaving now. You all should find a room and hide quickly! Remember to have the maid prepare water so you can use it at any time."
After saying that, Fang Ruotang ran away as fast as she could.
Her love for her sister wasn't enough to make her stay and smell the stench.
But she was a conscientious younger sister. As she ran, she shouted to the maids and servants, "Quickly carry Third Sister and Third Sister's husband back. Hmm, carry them to the guest room in the outer courtyard."
Third sister definitely wouldn't want to ruin her pre-wedding bedroom. She's so considerate; she thought of all these little things for third sister.
They had considered these details, but they hadn't anticipated how much face Fang Shutang and Xie Jinyan would lose because of the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
It smelled terrible, and the stomach pain came on quickly and suddenly. Fang Shutang and Xie Jinyan had never been so embarrassed in their lives. Fang Shutang gritted her teeth and called out Fang Ruotang's name, as if she had any strength left to crawl out and grab her back.
Fortunately, the maids and servants were quick, preserving the couple's dignity and preventing them from seeing their most disheveled state.
After all, not many normal people would be willing to make such a big blunder in front of someone they like.
Fang Ruotang doesn't hide her actions at all, and she makes a big fuss about it. Soon, the whole household knows about it. Even the women at home don't find it offensive, and even her grandmother comes to join in the fun.
Fang Ruotang absolutely refused to look, shouting to her family from a distance, "Don't look, it stinks!"
Madam Shu watched her troublesome daughter from afar, truly at a loss for what to do with her; such a good thing, given away so easily.
She was naturally happy for her eldest daughter and her sisters to go on blind dates, but she felt somewhat uncomfortable about her son-in-law. Her eldest daughter had only been married for two months when her in-laws drove her back to her parents' home. It was impossible for her to say that she had no resentment towards her son-in-law.
Only because Fang Shutang intervened and kept praising her son-in-law was she able to suppress her feelings of pity for Fang Shutang and not take her anger out on Xie Jinyan.
"Look, look! I'm going to eat." Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Fang Ruotang stopped trying and happily went back to the courtyard.
The Prime Minister's residence had a small population and little intrigue or backstabbing. In addition, the family was wealthy, so each person had their own small kitchen in their courtyard. Fang Ruotang's kitchen, in particular, was always burning.
After all, she used to be sickly and had a small stomach, so she ate small meals frequently. The manor required the kitchen in her courtyard to prepare meals at all times, so that she would have food whenever she wanted to eat.
"Xingbai, tell the kitchen that we don't need to prepare this kind of medicinal soup every day anymore. My health has improved, so I'd like to try some stronger-flavored dishes." Fang Ruotang made the request happily while drinking the fresh soup that had no medicinal smell.
It's true that each master in the manor has a small kitchen, but only the people in her courtyard are imperial chefs who were recruited at great expense. There aren't many women who are chefs to begin with, and even fewer who can do it to the extreme.
"Yes, I'll go tell them right away." Xingbai smiled as she watched her mistress's good appetite and left the room with a satisfied expression.
Fang Ruotang then instructed Tao Hong.
“Go find your aunt and ask her to help Miss Li find a courtyard, preferably…” Fang Ruotang originally wanted to say preferably one that was close to her, but after thinking for a moment, she changed her mind and said, “Whatever, let your aunt handle it! She knows what she’s doing.”
The main reason was that she suddenly remembered that, as the darling of the family, all the surrounding yards had been taken up by her older and younger sisters, and there were no more small yards available.
Li Shiyun immediately stood up, "I don't deserve to be called Miss Li by my master. If you don't mind, please call me Shishi like my mother does."
"Okay, Shishi." Fang Ruotang waved her hand. "Hurry up and sit down! I don't need to stand on ceremony here. Just enjoy your soup."
She's sickly, who would expect her to be perfectly polite?
She's already doing quite well if she doesn't make any mistakes in crowded situations, so her family won't be too critical. As a result, she seems a bit lazy and undisciplined, which is quite different from the average noblewoman.
After a busy day, Fang Ruotang slept soundly again, without even a hint of curiosity about her third sister's situation. She had already seen her once, and it was pretty much the same.
The next morning at court, Fang Ruotang went to court in a daze again. While the court officials were discussing matters, Fang Ruotang was daydreaming.
Is it necessary to attend the morning court session every day?
[Although your Emperor Jiankang is diligent, he is not this diligent. In the past, he followed the old system, holding a small court assembly with important officials every three days and a large court assembly only every ten days.]
Fang Ruotang woke up instantly from her drowsiness.
Is this a small assembly or a large assembly?
[A grand court assembly! Didn't you see the officials are practically standing at the door? Smaller court assemblies are usually attended only by ministers trusted by the emperor, who meet in places like the imperial study.]
The Emperor is targeting me!
Fang Ruotang glared angrily in the direction of the Emperor.
Seeing the emperor looking at her, she rolled her eyes.
The Emperor was both amused and exasperated, feeling that the Grand Preceptor was indeed quite girlish, but he had to admit that getting up at dawn every day was a bit of a hassle. Fortunately, he had undergone a marrow cleansing and had an inexhaustible amount of energy.
I haven't felt tired at all these past few days of continuous visits to the harem, unlike before when I needed several days of rest to recover after each visit.
However, since the Grand Preceptor had already protested, he certainly couldn't let her be unhappy. He was thinking that once the matter of the new grain was completely settled today, the court would still be held every three days. However, this would reduce the number of times he could eavesdrop on the Grand Preceptor's thoughts, and he wouldn't be able to quickly use this opportunity to clean up the court.
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